Adult Cardiac 6

A 72-year-old man five days after an inferior STEMI has severe shortness of breath, acute pulmonary edema on CXR, and a new holosystolic murmur at the apex. The mechanism of this patient’s MR is described by which Carpentier classification:

A 64 year-old woman with severe mitral regurgitation secondary to anterior leaflet prolapse undergoes mitral valve repair utilizing a triangular resection technique and ring annuloplasty. Prior to coming off bypass new, severe aortic insufficiency is noted on the TEE. Which of the following is true?

With regard to long-term outcomes following mitral valve repair, which of the following is false?

A 62 year-old woman presents with severe mitral regurgitation secondary to anterior leaflet prolapse. Which of following statement is false regarding possible repair techniques?

Which of the following echocardiographic parameters is not consistent with a diagnosis of severe MR?

What is the first line treatment for symptomatic mitral stenosis?

If indicated, how is mitral stenosis from mitral annular calcification treated?

Which valve area is consistent with critical mitral stenosis?

How does MS associated with senile mitral annular calcification differ from rheumatic MS?

What mean pressure gradient is compatible with moderate mitral stenosis?

Can patients undergo redo balloon commissurotomy?

Which patient would not be a candidate for balloon valvuloplasty?

What is the most common etiology of mitral stenosis?

Which of the following is a contraindication for percutaneous mitral balloon commissurotomy?

Which patient has valve morphology compatible with percutaneous valvotomy?

Which of the following is NOT an indicator that a cannula-induced aortic dissection may have occurred?

Which of the following describes the best sequence of events following introduction of a massive air embolism on CPB?

Prior to weaning from CPB, which of the following statements should be true?

Which answer best describes the response of CO2 to a patient’s temperature?

A 100kg patient is cooled to a rectal temperature of 18 degrees Celsius. What is the maximum safe circulatory arrest time?